UN General Assembly Passes Resolutions on Palestine, Golan Heights
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Palestine, initiated by Djibouti, Jordan, Mauritania, Qatar, Senegal, and Palestine. The vote saw 151 member states supporting the resolution, while 11, including Israel and the United States, opposed it, and another 11 abstained.
The resolution emphasizes the United Nations’ responsibility regarding the Palestinian issue, advocating for an end to the occupation of territories seized after 1967 and supporting a two-state solution. It further calls for the complete withdrawal of Israel from the occupied Golan Heights.
Another resolution, presented by Egypt, was also approved, mandating Israel’s withdrawal from the Syrian Golan Heights and denouncing the occupation and annexation of the area as illegal. This resolution passed with 123 votes in favor, 7 against (including Israel and the U.S.), and 41 abstentions.
The approved text stipulates that the occupation and annexation of the Golan Heights contravene Security Council Resolution 497 from 1981. In response, the Foreign Ministry of Syria stated that the resolution demands Israel’s complete withdrawal from the occupied Golan, with the increasing number of countries voting in favor reflecting broad support for Syria and emphasizing the Golan’s belonging to the country.
